MANDALA CARD

    Welcome to my blogpost for Lisa Horton Crafts

This time I made a card with the lovely mandala Stencil. Enjoy this tutorial, and at the end of the tutorial I have a video link where you can see it in speed on You Tube how I made this card.

                                                    

At first I made two of the same cards with the mandala stencil. I used the following distress ink's: Picked raspberry and worn lipstick. I used a blending tool to apply the ink.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                  

So now I have two of almost the same cards.

In the next step I divide one of the cards in 2cm peices.

I take the strips alternately, and place them on the card on the same spot as the background stencil so it matches. And stick them on with foam tape or you coud also use 3d glue.

After that I splattered some dylusions ink over the card and I cut out a bold word from the new bold wordage stamps (aren't they wonderful).

This is what it looks like up close.

And I weaved through a peice of net curtains that I had as a leftover , and I made a little bow with it.

And voila here is the finished card.

I have also a video tutorial below here, so you can see how I made this card.

https://youtu.be/UObUMCOXG54

And below here I have the same card in a different colour.

Thank you for visiting my blogpost. I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

watch for more inspiration on  Crafting with Lisa Horton. There are a lot of projects over there from me and my other lovely DT members.

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I wish you a lovely day and if you decide to make something similar feel free to share the photo's of your project on the facebook group or instagram and tag me @bobomadeby

Versatility of Mandala stamps and stencils

Hello, and welcome back to the Lisa Horton Craft blog, Claire Newcombe with you today.

Today I'm sharing with you my projects from each of my FB live events throughout the month of June so, plus the first look at a card scheduled for 23rd June.

Each of the projects in the photo above have been made with the June challenge theme in mind, and will be sent to the winner of June challenge which is 'SETS of THREE'

The theme can be interpreted in any way you choose, whether it be adding three elements on your project, or maybe making three ATC's, a set of three co-ordinating projects....your choice, have some fun with it.

There is another way in which all the projects made are linked, and that is that they all feature the fabulous Mandala collection of stamps and stencils....all of which are now available from Lisa's website

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I wanted to create a selection of very different projects, demonstrating just how versatile the Mandala designs can be and how well they slot into Lisa's whole repertoire of products.

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I have attached the Youtube links for the projects that I have already created, if you would like to make them yourself.

1. Facebook Live 2nd June (YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeED11ESUOo)

I have created a set of three ATC's (artist trading cards) in a very feminine style. The mandala stencils feature in the background as a beautiful backdrop for the A5 Foliage stamps.

You will see on the middle card the mandala pattern has been clear embossed as a design feature. 

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2. Facebook live 9th June (YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBKU7Y0AhGE&t=498s)

These cards show the beauty of the Mandala stamps themselves, and the fun you can have colouring them.

But also how they can be used to create subtle backgrounds, when stamped with clear embossing ink onto coloured card for a tone on tone effect.

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3. Facebook live 16th June (YouTube https://youtu.be/2XeqCWhlb2Q)

The mandala stencils are layered here in the background with Lisa Hortons Woodgrain background stamp, and Mandala stamps highlighted with mica powder.

It is important to show that all products released into the Lisa Horton range will be able to mix and match with each other.

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4. Facebook live scheduled for 23rd June

This project uses the mandala stencils in a more familiar way, layered up to show their beauty. I have used the circle stencils with. distress ink to create a background. The  'grungy' details have been added using Lisa's A6 Texture stamps.

I hope you can join me next week when i demo this on a FB live 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope this has made you smile today.

Remember we have a lovely Facebook group where we'd love for you to share all your makes with Lisa products, I'll pop the link just here

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Take care of yourselves x

Christmas Shadow Box

Hello everyone.

Dawn here with you today.

Did you all watch Lisa's fabulous shows on Friday?

I hope you managed to grab some time to watch and maybe place a cheeky order!

Today I want to show you my little Christmas Shadow Box I made for the show.

The shadow box is one I had from the fabulous Danny McIntosh ages ago now and it has sat in my craft stash ever since.

So, what better way to use it than to decorate it with Lisa's fabulous products.

To begin with I painted the whole of the box frame with Metallic Copper acrylic paint.  Then, using the crackle stamp I stamped all over the front of the frame in black ink.

It looked nice but I decided I wanted it to look a bit "aged" so I used some Stamperia Antique wax in Metallic Gold, Metallic Black and Metallic Turquoise and used an old cloth to wipe it over the front of the frame in different places.

For the inside of the frame I painted it with Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint in Cheesecake and then using the Medieval stencil from Lisa Horton Crafts went over that with the same Metallic Copper Acrylic paint to give me a fancy background.

Now I wanted the flowers to be 3D in nature but I knew that 3d glue gel wouldn't give me enough height.  So I cut up some pieces of polystyrene and stacked them to give me the height.  

Then in order for the flowers to be at different heights I attached wires to the back and stuck them in the polystyrene so it couldn't be seen.

Then I used one of the new Christmas wordage sheets and used one of my copics to add a colour that matched my project.  

Finally, I found some little bells in my stash so I added some of those to a piece of thread and strung them across the opening, so it now jingles each time you move it. Very festive.

All of the Christmas products I have used on this project are available exclusively at Create and Craft for the next two weeks and thereafter will be available at That Craft Place.

Remember to join in with the monthly challenge the theme for which is "Sets of Three"

Please consider subscribing to our You Tube channel - Lisa Horton Crafts and remember to check out our Pinterest boards.

Lisa will be back on our screens on Tuesday 30th June with some more fabulous new goodies but I will remind you all again in good time.

So, enjoy the rest of your Sunday good people of blogland/craftland and I will see you all again soon

hugs

Dawn

Marvellous Mandala

Good morning all, hope you’re all keeping safe and well this June morning.

I have created a card using the fantastic Create Beautiful Things stamp set for this blog post along with ultra-fine interference glitter and pastel pearls.

I stamped the half mandala onto the left and right edges of a 13cm x 13cm piece of white smooth stamping card and coloured with alcohol markers in shades of pink, turquoise and green but obviously you could use pencils or paints or your own choice of colours. This can then be attached to a piece of 14cm x 14cm so-ordinating background card and then onto the front of a 15cm x 15cm blank white card.

Stamp the medium sized mandala onto a piece of smooth white stamping card, colour and carefully cut out. Apply glue with a glue pen to some areas of the mandala ( in the small sample above you will see I have added the glue to the pale pink areas) and sprinkle with glitter, tap off the excess and leave to dry before attaching centrally to the front of the card with 3d foam pads or silicone glue. Attach a large pearl to the centre.

Finally stamp the ‘just for you’ and ‘with love’ sentiments above and below the central mandala.

Happy crafting

Sue xx

Distressed Postcards

Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog post. 

Today I'm going to be using Lisa's postcard background stamp as the main focus of a pretty card which would 

be suitable for so many occasions.

You will need: 

Lisa Horton Postcard background stamp

Lisa Horton Daisy Burst die set

Lisa Horton Trailing Foliage stamp set

Lisa Horton sisal

Lisa Horton Luxury Pearls - Rainbow Collection Cool Skies

Stamperia Roses and Laces paper

Distress Oxide inks (or your preference)

Paperclip and lace (optional)

Start by stamping the postcard twice onto some cream card. Holding the stamped image, tear the card edges 

towards you to reveal the core of the card on all sides. Next, use your inks to colour those edges - front and back 

as you will be curling the edges up.  Use Distress Oxides (old paper and just a touch of vintage photo) to give a

vintage feel to your project. I decided to make the postcard underneath darker with a touch of salty ocean 

Distress Ink. Curl the bottom right corners by rolling them around a pencil.

Next I used a portion of 1 sheet of Stamperia Roses and Laces paper pack. I tore the edges and inked them 

the same as the postcards. 

Mount the backing paper onto a cream card and tape the postcards on top. I added a heart shaped paperclip

(from my stash) too.

Stamp your trailing foliage and colour the leaves with ink. Use a brown pencil/pen to darken the stems and then 

cut out your images. (I stamped 2 of the smaller sections).  Slightly curl the edges of the leaves to add a more 

realistic look and then use 3d foam to attach to the edge of the postcard. Remember to only glue the leaves at 

the top if your flowers are going to sit in that area.

Take a little sisal and attach with glue in the area that your flowers will sit. Die cut your flowers - I usually cut 3 for 

each one to add dimension. Layer them up with 3d foam. I used Lisa's newest collection of hombre pearls to give 

a beautiful finishing touch to the daisies, and added a little paper lace from my stash too.

Hope you've enjoyed making this project with me. Feel free to comment on my post should you wish to do so.

Stay safe and happy crafting! 

Tina x

Rustic Round Storage Box

Hello and thank you for joining me for my first ever blog post.

Today I am going to show you how I made this gorgeous round Rustic Round Storage Box. 

You may have seen one I made for Lisa’s show back in April. Well I loved it so much I thought I would make another!

I started by using a black marker pen on the tabs as I found last time when I painted them that they can cause the tabs to expand a little so it just makes it easier when it comes to assemble at the end.

I then painted it all in black Gesso.

There are 8 sides to the box so I decided to use Lisa’s Wood Grain Stamp and also her CrackleStamp on these. I did 4 of each and embossed them with a brown embossing powder followed by some gilding wax to add to the texture.

I also embossed the top and bottom of the box with the Crackle Stamp… it looks so effective!

Next I took some substrates and gave them a thin coat of black gesso too.

I wanted to give the effect of mini doors and the Hinges and Locks work beautifully for this.

To get the rusty effect, I first used some Cosmic Shimmer Strata Paste. If you have never used this before, it gives a rough, gritty feel to it. 

I then used some Cosmic Shimmer paint in a Teal colour and sparingly coated some of the area where I had put the Strata Paste. 

Once dried, I then used some ArtDeco Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide and painted over some of the Teal paint.

Finally topped off with a coat of Quinacridone Gold and the rust effect starts to come together.   

I added some Brads to the Hinges and a drop of Alcohol ink to tone down the colour as they looked a bit bright. It gives such a gorgeous effect!

For the other 4 sides I wanted to add Some of Lisa’s Wings and Cogs, I followed the steps above for the Cogs too.

For one set of wings I used some glue to stick down some micro beads, these are great to add texture to projects.

For the other set of wings I used some Cosmic Shimmer Lava Paste. This is great stuff!! I used a thin layer and heated it to get the bubbly effect.

Once done I made a thin mix of White Spirit and Brown oil based paint to paint them. The Lava Paste soaked up the mix wonderfully and gives a great look.

I had some Skeleton leaves in my stash, I distressed them a touch with Ground Espresso distress ink. They are very delicate so you need to be very gentle with them. I placed these behind the Wings with some of Lisa’s Pink Sisal which I sprayed with brown Distress ink first and added the cogs. 

I do love my Gilding Waxes so generally go over it here and there until I feel I have the look I am after. I also added a few little keys from my stash too.

Once done, I was able to assemble the box together and I added a little metal knob on top.

I just loved doing this project!! I hope you have enjoyed this blog and I hope I have given you some inspiration to make your own Round Storage Box... 

Thank you for stopping by. 

Much Love Nicky xx

Butterflies in the round.

Hi all,

Me again. Lol

Today I wanted to show you how versatile Lisa's fabulous stamps can be.

My team mates are such clever folk when it comes to decorating the wonderful MDF creations that Lisa and Danny come up with and I have to say I have learnt such a lot from them all.

However, with this gorgeous Arty Storage Tub I didn't want to use papers so I chose to paint it with a pearlescent acrylic paint.  In this case I used DoCrafts Artiste Pearl Acrylic Paint in Ice Blue.

I used two coats to ensure a good coverage but it went on beautifully.

Once it was dry I laid out all the side pieces of the box and secured them in place with some masking tape across the back of them so they didn't move.

Then I used the fabulous Jewelled butterflies, the trailing foliage and the sentiment from the Jewelled butterflies set.  I stamped them out as if it was one piece of board and once the ink was dry I took them off the masking tape.  Then it was just a case of putting the box together.

The beauty of all the fabulous MDF products that Lisa and Danny bring to us is the ease of assembly, they are just wonderful.  

For the top of the box I didn't want to just leave it plain so I used Lisa's fabulous Four Point Blooms die set and cut a flower from one of Lisa's gorgeous paper pads, Bali in this case.

Then I used the Butterfly Flourish die set and cut a butterfly in the same paper then added both of these to the top of the box.

The lid handle was made from a discarded necklace and secured on the underside of the lid.

So there you go, a quick and simple way to decorate this fabulous Arty Storage Box.  

I am sure there are hundreds of different ways to do this and it would be fabulous if you have one, that you could pop it on the Facebook Group so that we can see it. 

Not a member of the group yet? 
Then please follow the link and request to join - please remember to answer the two questions or your request will be declined and we really want you to be able to join in with all the fun. 

You will see some more examples of decoration on the website, just follow the link at the top of the post.

Lisa will be back on our screens on Create & Craft, Sky 683, on Friday 22nd May at 9:45 and 15:45 and I promise you, you won't want to miss these shows - they are going to be AWESOME!!

Remember we have boards on Pinteret too - just search Lisa Horton Crafts for oodles of inspiration.